'Sons of Anarchy': Season 6 premiere date set

"Sons of Anarchy" will roar back into action on Sept. 10, the FX cable network announced today.

The sixth season of the edgy motorcycle drama will kick off with a 90-minute episode at 10 p.m. and will continue to air at 10 on Tuesdays thoughout the season.

Season 6 of "Sons" begins with Jackson "Jax" Teller's (Charlie Hunnam) leadership of SAMCRO uncontested, now that he has framed Clay (Ron Perlman) for the murder of Damon Pope. But his family life is suffering from his single-minded pursuit of John Teller's vision. Jax must find a way to keep Tara (Maggie Siff) from going to prison for conspiracy to commit murder while rebuilding his club and breaking from the cycle of violence and greed that ultimately led to his best friend's death.

"Sons of Anarchy's" fifth season notched its most viewers to date, continuing the show's run as the highest—rated program in the history of FX. In Total Viewers, the show captured an average of 6.4 million and in Adults 18-49, it averaged 4.4 million viewers.